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Preston Foster

Acting Born Aug 22, 1900 Died Jul 14, 1970 Pitman, New Jersey, USA 118 credits

Biography

Preston Foster works in acting. Born August 22, 1900 in Pitman, New Jersey, USA. Died July 14, 1970. Archytele lists 118 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Career timeline

Lucy and Desi
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Chubasco
You've Got To Be Smart
The Time TravelersAdvance to the Rear
The Man from Galveston
Going My Way
Target: The Corruptors!Gunslinger
Outlaws
77 Sunset Strip
Harbor CommandO. Henry PlayhouseDestination 60,000
Waterfront
Letter to LorettaGeneral Electric TheaterLaw and OrderI, the JuryThe Marshal's Daughter
Kansas City ConfidentialMontana Territory
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTomahawkThe Big GusherThe Big NightThree Desperate Men
The Tougher They Come
I Shot Jesse JamesThe Big Cat
The HuntedThunderhoof
RamrodKing of the Wild Horses
The Harvey GirlsInside JobIt's Your AmericaTangierStrange Triangle
The Valley of DecisionBud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodThunderhead: Son of FlickaTwice Blessed
Roger Touhy, GangsterBermuda Mystery
Guadalcanal DiaryMy Friend Flicka
Thunder BirdsAmerican EmpireClassification of Enlisted MenNight in New OrleansA Gentleman After Dark
Unfinished BusinessThe Roundup
North West Mounted PoliceMoon Over BurmaCafe Hostess
GeronimoSociety SmugglersMissing EvidenceNews Is Made at Night20,000 Men a Year
Army GirlEverybody's Doing ItSubmarine PatrolUp the RiverDouble Danger
The Westland CaseYou Can't Beat LoveWe Who Are About to DieThe Outcasts of Poker FlatFirst Lady

Full filmography

  • Lucy and Desi (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Chubasco (1968) as Nick
  • You've Got To Be Smart (1967) as D. O. Griggs
  • The Time Travelers (1964) as Dr. Erik von Steiner
  • Advance to the Rear (1964) as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
  • The Man from Galveston (1963) as Judge Homer Black
  • Going My Way (1962)
  • Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
  • Gunslinger (1961) as Captain Zachary Scott
  • Outlaws (1960)
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
  • Harbor Command (1957)
  • O. Henry Playhouse (1957) as John McCaskey
  • Destination 60,000 (1957) as Col. Ed Buckley
  • Waterfront (1954) as Cap'n John Herrick
  • Letter to Loretta (1953)
  • General Electric Theater (1953)
  • Law and Order (1953) as Kurt Durling
  • I, the Jury (1953) as Capt. Pat Chambers
  • The Marshal's Daughter (1953) as Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
  • Kansas City Confidential (1952) as Tim Foster
  • Montana Territory (1952) as Sheriff Henry Plummer
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Bob Hood
  • Tomahawk (1951) as Col. Carrington
  • The Big Gusher (1951) as Henry 'Hank' Mason
  • The Big Night (1951) as Andy La Main
  • Three Desperate Men (1951) as Tom Denton
  • The Bogus Green (1951) as Brass McGannon
  • The Tougher They Come (1950) as Joe MacKinley
  • I Shot Jesse James (1949) as John Kelley
  • The Big Cat (1949) as Tom Eggers
  • The Hunted (1948) as Johnny Saxon
  • Thunderhoof (1948) as Scotty Mason
  • Ramrod (1947) as Frank Ivey
  • King of the Wild Horses (1947) as Dave Taggert
  • The Harvey Girls (1946) as Judge Sam Purvis
  • Inside Job (1946) as Bart Madden
  • It's Your America (1946) as Army Surgeon (uncredited)
  • Tangier (1946) as Col. Jose Artiego
  • Strange Triangle (1946) as Sam Crane
  • The Valley of Decision (1945) as Jim Brennan
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) as Self (uncredited)
  • Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) as Rob McLaughlin
  • Twice Blessed (1945) as Jeff Turner
  • Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) as Roger Touhy
  • Bermuda Mystery (1944) as Steve Carramond
  • Guadalcanal Diary (1943) as Father Donnelly
  • My Friend Flicka (1943) as Rob McLaughlin
  • Thunder Birds (1942) as Steve Britt
  • American Empire (1942) as Paxton Bryce
  • Classification of Enlisted Men (1942) as Narrator
  • Night in New Orleans (1942) as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
  • A Gentleman After Dark (1942) as Tom Gaynor
  • Secret Agent of Japan (1942) as Roy Bonnell
  • Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942) as Michael Steele
  • Unfinished Business (1941) as Steve Duncan
  • The Roundup (1941) as Greg Lane
  • North West Mounted Police (1940) as Sergeant Jim Brett
  • Moon Over Burma (1940) as Bill Gordon
  • Cafe Hostess (1940) as Dan Walters
  • Geronimo (1939) as Capt. Bill Starrett
  • Society Smugglers (1939) as Sully
  • Missing Evidence (1939) as Bill Collins
  • News Is Made at Night (1939) as Steve Drum
  • 20,000 Men a Year (1939) as Jim Howell
  • Chasing Danger (1939) as Steve Mitchell
  • Army Girl (1938) as Capt. Dike Conger
  • Everybody's Doing It (1938) as Bruce Keene
  • Submarine Patrol (1938) as Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
  • Up the River (1938) as 'Chipper' Morgan
  • Double Danger (1938) as Robert Crane
  • The Lady in the Morgue (1938) as Det. Bill Crane
  • The Last Warning (1938) as Bill Crane
  • The Storm (1938) as Jack Stacey
  • The Westland Case (1937) as Bill Crane - Private Detective
  • You Can't Beat Love (1937) as James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
  • We Who Are About to Die (1937) as Steven Mathews
  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937) as John Oakhurst
  • First Lady (1937) as Stephen Wayne
  • Sea Devils (1937) as Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
  • The Plough and the Stars (1936) as Jack Clitheroe
  • Muss 'em Up (1936) as Tip O'Neil
  • Love Before Breakfast (1936) as Scott Miller
  • Annie Oakley (1935) as Toby Walker
  • The Informer (1935) as Dan Gallagher
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) as Marcus
  • A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935) as Preston Foster
  • Strangers All (1935) as Murray Carter
  • The Arizonian (1935) as Tex Randolph
  • We're Only Human (1935) as Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
  • The People's Enemy (1935) as Vince M. Falcone
  • Heat Lightning (1934) as George
  • Wharf Angel (1934) as Como Murphy
  • The Band Plays On (1934) as Howdy Hardy
  • Sleepers East (1934) as Jason Everett
  • Hoopla (1933) as Nifty Miller
  • Sensation Hunters (1933) as Tom baylor
  • Dangerous Crossroads (1933) as Hinton
  • Ladies They Talk About (1933) as David Slade
  • The 42nd Street Special (1933) as Self (uncredited)
  • The Devil's Mate (1933) as Insp. O'Brien
  • Just Around the Corner (1933) as Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
  • Elmer, the Great (1933) as Walker
  • The Man Who Dared (1933) as Jan Novak
  • Corruption (1933) as Tim Butler
  • Doctor X (1932) as Dr. Wells
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) as Pete
  • The All-American (1932) as Steve Kelly
  • Two Seconds (1932) as Bud Clark
  • Life Begins (1932) as Dr. Brett
  • You Said a Mouthful (1932) as Ed Dover
  • The Last Mile (1932) as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
  • His Woman (1931) as Crewman
  • Follow the Leader (1930) as Two-Gun Terry
  • Heads Up (1930) as Blake (uncredited)
  • Nothing but the Truth (1929) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)